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america is a strong nation, a resilient nation. as we confront new threats, we will use our values and way of life as the most powerful forces of our strength. we will do this for now and for years to come. here, at the memorial, there is an description at the survivor treated reads -- "the spirit of this city and this nation will not be defeated, are deeply rooted face sustains us." this is wisdom to me. it describes perfectly that intangible quality that whenever challenges we face, we will respond, we will persevere, we will continue to thrive, and our families and communities and across our nation. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, madame secretary. we look forward to working with you as we move forward and appreciate your leadership in this important area. thank you for making this trip a priority with your busy schedule. today, as we have been on this site remembering, others across the country have gathered as well to pay respect, to bring awareness, to remember, and to educate. just five hours from here in downtown little
america is a strong nation, a resilient nation. as we confront new threats, we will use our values and way of life as the most powerful forces of our strength. we will do this for now and for years to come. here, at the memorial, there is an description at the survivor treated reads -- "the spirit of this city and this nation will not be defeated, are deeply rooted face sustains us." this is wisdom to me. it describes perfectly that intangible quality that whenever challenges we face,...
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we have to talk to america. we have to spend time with america. we have to help the fog be removed from their eyes. we have to drain the kool-aid from their veins. we have to help them understand what freedom is all about and that they already have it in their hands -- they build their businesses, they educate their kids, they create an america for tomorrow. [applause] if you leave this conference with nothing else, take this with you -- it is never too late in america. it is never too late in america. president obama talked about "yes, we can." we're going to go talk to america about what we will do. there is a big difference. [applause] what we will do. what we will do is rely on the ingenuity and the commitment of the people of this country, not the programs and the bureaucracies of government. what we will do is engage america anew. we will speak to her with truth, speak to her with vision, speak to her through action. ronald reagan noted famously, when asked about his strategy for the cold war, "we win, they lose." [applause] with your help,
we have to talk to america. we have to spend time with america. we have to help the fog be removed from their eyes. we have to drain the kool-aid from their veins. we have to help them understand what freedom is all about and that they already have it in their hands -- they build their businesses, they educate their kids, they create an america for tomorrow. [applause] if you leave this conference with nothing else, take this with you -- it is never too late in america. it is never too late in...
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see, america is not a country that is based on an ethnic heritage. america is an ideal. you can go and be born in louisiana and move to italy -- i have lived there 50 years and you will never be italian. when my grandfather came to america from italy, he became an american. [applause] . founding documents. we hear a lot about founding documents. i am talking about different founding documents. the founding documents upon which our founding documents were based for the judeo- were based for the judeo- christian we are the people of western civilization founded upon the bible. we believe in the dignity of every human person because we are created in the image of god. we believe in the collective ability of free and virtuous people to do more for our society them a benevolent, authoritarian government in betwoinstowing rights upon us. [applause] we believe in free markets and free enterprise. we believe in power of the individual. we believe that families are the basic unit of society and not government. families are responsible for educating and cultivating character in ou
see, america is not a country that is based on an ethnic heritage. america is an ideal. you can go and be born in louisiana and move to italy -- i have lived there 50 years and you will never be italian. when my grandfather came to america from italy, he became an american. [applause] . founding documents. we hear a lot about founding documents. i am talking about different founding documents. the founding documents upon which our founding documents were based for the judeo- were based for the...
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let's let america be americans. let's make sure that we have responsibilities. >> as you were talking about responsibility of leadership, the assumption of, we're talking about republican and conservative leaders have been an obligation to draw boundaries. president clinton went to michigan state and spoke directly to the most disaffected elements of society. is there a place where the president can do something like that before we run through the stop sign? >> i think so. i think it is harder to demonize someone who is real and right in front of you. it was a long time ago, our experience in dealing directly with the militia groups in the aftermath of oklahoma city was pretty powerful. fbi agents for the devil to a lot of those troops, they went right in and they asked him to engage. it worked. i would recommend to president obama that he would do something like that. icing to the hardest challenge in the splintering of the media is that the mechanisms for the antidote of truth are less. you can say to 8 country, y
let's let america be americans. let's make sure that we have responsibilities. >> as you were talking about responsibility of leadership, the assumption of, we're talking about republican and conservative leaders have been an obligation to draw boundaries. president clinton went to michigan state and spoke directly to the most disaffected elements of society. is there a place where the president can do something like that before we run through the stop sign? >> i think so. i think...
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are america's teenagers really being consumed by alcohol? >> it is by far and away the top abuse by american teenagers. >> you can see the entire documentary and all of the winning videos any time. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> next, we will hear from business and political leaders at an event hosted by the women's national republican club. it is two hours. >> data banks. a famous name already -- david banks. if you brought your talking points, leave them. i am a tough moderator. our viewers and our audience and the american community at large, we ask that you change your way of thinking to a very simple few words. i will be factual. i will be honest. and i will use my first amendment god-given right to free speech and a proper manner. that is what it starts with. [applause] so let's get to it. on my left, my good friend marc lamont hill. he works at columbia university. thank you for coming, marc. janks morton, whose films have awakened many to the truth,
are america's teenagers really being consumed by alcohol? >> it is by far and away the top abuse by american teenagers. >> you can see the entire documentary and all of the winning videos any time. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> next, we will hear from business and political leaders at an event hosted by the women's national republican club. it is two hours. >> data banks. a famous name...
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and the people of america. we are going to vote you out of office. [applause] >> the commercial is a great commercial we did back in january, and we were a year old on february 27, when we hold our first tee for the last year, but today is the first anniversary of -- are first key party last year, but today is the first anniversary. if this movement is continuing to grow. after they passed health care legislation, my phone has not stopped ringing because people are upset, and that is good because we want this movement to grow. we are our great hope for the media. we bring great awareness to this movement and are bringing people out to get engaged. the bottom line is while it springs awareness, if we truly want change, we have to get involved, and this is where we start. we are happy about this. we have a lot to work -- a lot of work to do, and i think we are committed to that. >> this is then add we used. >> we, the voters, are about to have a showdown with harry reid, and you are invited to help us send him ho
and the people of america. we are going to vote you out of office. [applause] >> the commercial is a great commercial we did back in january, and we were a year old on february 27, when we hold our first tee for the last year, but today is the first anniversary of -- are first key party last year, but today is the first anniversary. if this movement is continuing to grow. after they passed health care legislation, my phone has not stopped ringing because people are upset, and that is good...
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when the states are stronger, america is stronger. when america is stronger, the world is stronger. it all begins with you. so what are you prepared to do? thank you for taking part in the national commitment form. -- forum. >> thank you for being here today, especially reverend sharpton and the action network for making this possible. good bye from the first baptist church of harlem. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> up next, first lady michelle obama hosting children at the white house for the annual take our daughters and sons to work day. then they look at the appointment process for supreme court nominees. later, a discussion on the media's role in covering national security issues. >> tomorrow, a memorial service for the 29 miners who died at the upper big branch mine in virginia. we will hear remarks from president obama, vice-president joe biden, and west virginia governor joe manchin. that is live tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. earlier this week, first lady michelle obama hosted children at the white house in the annual take our daughters
when the states are stronger, america is stronger. when america is stronger, the world is stronger. it all begins with you. so what are you prepared to do? thank you for taking part in the national commitment form. -- forum. >> thank you for being here today, especially reverend sharpton and the action network for making this possible. good bye from the first baptist church of harlem. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> up next, first lady michelle obama...
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i come from corporate america. it is always exciting to see people that are trying to retrain and get their lives back on track. i applaud you for your efforts and what you do with your association. my question is, will there be any type of monitoring of the competitive grants related to the curriculum that will be developed in these colleges? host: what are you teaching? caller: i teach international business and i teach management courses. host: this is the first time you have taught? caller: i have taught before -- you mean talked on c-span? host: the first time you have taught in a classroom. caller: i have talked for over 14 years. host: at jug professors, when they have come to the classroom -- you have a lot of experience now, but how are they taught to teach? caller: that is a good question. you actually have to spend time with your chair and uridine, who will actually walk you through your -- and your dean, who will walk you through your lesson plans. they will teach you ways to encourage your students to
i come from corporate america. it is always exciting to see people that are trying to retrain and get their lives back on track. i applaud you for your efforts and what you do with your association. my question is, will there be any type of monitoring of the competitive grants related to the curriculum that will be developed in these colleges? host: what are you teaching? caller: i teach international business and i teach management courses. host: this is the first time you have taught? caller:...
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we need to increase the production in america. in competition with the rest of the world and market more goods and services and drive our domestic product up, we will see prosperity up. producing goods and services that have value. and so when ronald reagan said when you tax you get less of, we were punishing productivity sm the internal revenue service and income tax code is dedicated to taxing all productivity in america, punishing all productivity in america, setting aside everything that is good and productive that is good about our economy and taxing it. so if you punch a time clock and you go forward and earn wages you are taxed on it, at least the payroll tax,. you will pay your income tax. if you have earnings, savings or invermont, if you are going to cash in your dividend check, your capital gains, your interest check, all of that is taxed by the i.r.s. if you acquire a net worth and perhaps you pay the tax on all of your income as you go along and maybe even your investments, didn't appreciate in value and weren't taxed
we need to increase the production in america. in competition with the rest of the world and market more goods and services and drive our domestic product up, we will see prosperity up. producing goods and services that have value. and so when ronald reagan said when you tax you get less of, we were punishing productivity sm the internal revenue service and income tax code is dedicated to taxing all productivity in america, punishing all productivity in america, setting aside everything that is...
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thank you for being america's doctor. [applause] >> i want to point out to all of you and draw your attention to something that it's in your folder. is a special issue. next month, it will focus on psychology. we want to encourage all of you to reference that very important publication that will come out next month. the following month, another important issue will come out. you'll see many from this room as part of that sprit it is reinventing primary care. we would also like to encourage you to access that issue at well. at this time, we will take a 30 minute break. you want to use this as an opportunity to network. we will take a 30-minute break and then all of you will come back to the room. we will have the opportunity to hear from our second speaker today. thank you. >> for more about the new health-care law, you can watch recent events, including the event there with the surgeon general and take a look to links, all our website. president obama is on his way to new england. he is going to speak at a high -- at a fu
thank you for being america's doctor. [applause] >> i want to point out to all of you and draw your attention to something that it's in your folder. is a special issue. next month, it will focus on psychology. we want to encourage all of you to reference that very important publication that will come out next month. the following month, another important issue will come out. you'll see many from this room as part of that sprit it is reinventing primary care. we would also like to...
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we want to maximize america's prosperity. our failure to act is perpetuating a broken system that discourages the world's best and brightest to come here and contribute to our economy. we will attract the world's best and brightest to america because our framework will award a green card to immigrants to get a ph.d. or master's degree in science and technology, engineering, or math from american university. finally, the american people deserve more than empty rhetoric and impractical calls for mass deportation. our framework says, if you've been working hard, kept your nose clean and be productive, you'll be able to get right with the law if you come forward, register with the government come to admit you are here illegally, pay the taxes you owe, and pass background checks bridge are framework creates a way to let people live upright lives after paying the penalties for illegal action. in conclusion, immigration reform is a morally complex and politically explosive challenge. there is no more important and difficult task tha
we want to maximize america's prosperity. our failure to act is perpetuating a broken system that discourages the world's best and brightest to come here and contribute to our economy. we will attract the world's best and brightest to america because our framework will award a green card to immigrants to get a ph.d. or master's degree in science and technology, engineering, or math from american university. finally, the american people deserve more than empty rhetoric and impractical calls for...
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let's let america be america. let's understand that we have responsibilities. we're not like other countries. >> i will bring in the audience for questions in a moment. we talk about the responsibilities of leadership. the assumption is that we're largely talking about republican and conservative leaders. the habit of europe -- an obligation to draw boundaries between the more ardent members of the coalitions. president clinton noted that he went in 1995 to michigan state and spoke directly to the most disaffected elements of society. is there a place for the president himself now to do something like that before we run through the stop sign as >> i think so. it is harder to demonize someone who is real and right in front of you. although, it was a long time ago, our experience with dealing directly with ms. -- with the melissa groups at -- dealing with the militia groups -- it was pretty powerful. those troops, they went right in and they asked him to engage. it worked. i would recommend to president obama that he would do something like that. icing to the har
let's let america be america. let's understand that we have responsibilities. we're not like other countries. >> i will bring in the audience for questions in a moment. we talk about the responsibilities of leadership. the assumption is that we're largely talking about republican and conservative leaders. the habit of europe -- an obligation to draw boundaries between the more ardent members of the coalitions. president clinton noted that he went in 1995 to michigan state and spoke...
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[applause] because energy produced in america is security for america. it is jobs for american workers, jobs that cannot be outsourced. let's drill baby, drill, not stall, baby stall. [applause] i had to throw that one in there one last time for you guys. [applause] kicking it old school. [applause] also, folks, think about what the administration did. they banned more offshore drilling than they allowed. the epa has put us on a path toward sweeping regulation of greenhouse gases, our farms, our factories, our businesses and our vehicles. in other words, they will destroy jobs and impose a new national tax on all of us. that does not sound like a good policy to me. it sounds like the president is trying to pay [no audio] for his tax scheme coming up. i hope someone will tell him he is not going to find bipartisanship down there. once you wade through all the hype, and the clouds have parted, and the seas have calmed, it is clear that the administration is giving us more of the status quo. remember, reagan said that "status quo" is latin for "the mess we
[applause] because energy produced in america is security for america. it is jobs for american workers, jobs that cannot be outsourced. let's drill baby, drill, not stall, baby stall. [applause] i had to throw that one in there one last time for you guys. [applause] kicking it old school. [applause] also, folks, think about what the administration did. they banned more offshore drilling than they allowed. the epa has put us on a path toward sweeping regulation of greenhouse gases, our farms,...
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and the rest of america, 2-1 for the law. host: next telephone call, buffalo, this is phillip, good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: yes. caller: this country is in dire straits. thank you for much of the work you are doing, but until november rolls around and then 2012, we have got to get different people in office. we cannot have people who are holding power -- not just obama, but everybody that is in theire. i cannot understand where the democrats are because they are driving our country into socialism just like they are in europe and we will go down the same tubes. they believe that and that is exactly what they are doing. immigration, they want this course. and i believe this immigration deal throughout the country now is going to be the trigger for mr. obama to declare martial law. guest: i will tell you one thing, all of this talk from the obama administration about dealing with immigration now and certain incentives, they are not. right now, they're on the losing end of this issue. republicans have the chance o
and the rest of america, 2-1 for the law. host: next telephone call, buffalo, this is phillip, good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: yes. caller: this country is in dire straits. thank you for much of the work you are doing, but until november rolls around and then 2012, we have got to get different people in office. we cannot have people who are holding power -- not just obama, but everybody that is in theire. i cannot understand where the democrats are because they are driving our...
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who is financing revere america? >> revere america is a group that we just started. and so far we have some private sits sebs who have stepped up and supported this not because they have an action to grind but because they are american patriots who understand that obama care is the wrong thing for this country. it is a 501 c 4 which allows us to be advocates for a position and get out there and make the case and gather these petitions and take them to the members of congress. and we're going to do everything we can to turn that grassroots anger at obama care and at the fact that this narrow controlled government doesn't listen to the american people into something positive, and that positive result will be a good health care reform bill for the people of america. host: on the republican line. welcome to the washington journal. caller: god bless you both. god bless c-span. this is a tremendous moment. thank you for revere america.org. i'm a former new yorker, i'm a disabled senior citizen. i do have a blog that someone put on the internet for me. if you will google cr
who is financing revere america? >> revere america is a group that we just started. and so far we have some private sits sebs who have stepped up and supported this not because they have an action to grind but because they are american patriots who understand that obama care is the wrong thing for this country. it is a 501 c 4 which allows us to be advocates for a position and get out there and make the case and gather these petitions and take them to the members of congress. and we're...
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and it's been a very, very important time in america. we've seen the worst of it, we've seen things getting better. we've also seen greed to the excess. and that greed, unfortunately, is going to continue unless we get a strong financial regulation bill to the president and i know that my democratic colleagues and i want to see that happen and we'll do everything we possibly can, and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the remaining portion of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. we like to get up on the floor of this house and we like to argue our points and we like to try to couch the facts in such a way that you come to a conclusion that suits our political leaning. that happens all the time in the courthouse when lawyers advocate for their clients, it happens here in congre
and it's been a very, very important time in america. we've seen the worst of it, we've seen things getting better. we've also seen greed to the excess. and that greed, unfortunately, is going to continue unless we get a strong financial regulation bill to the president and i know that my democratic colleagues and i want to see that happen and we'll do everything we possibly can, and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the remaining portion of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman...
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invest in america savings bonds. this will probably eliminate all our taxes completely if we go into this type of system. i am retired, but i lost my job on march 25. i have been to medical problems and workers' compensation, where they literally defrauded you. started my own business. host: how is that going for you? caller: cannot get a loan. i want to do custom cars and custom fits. the problem is getting money. the bottom line, u.s. bonds that invest in america, and have them mature every two years. host: thank you for your call. . next is jason on the line for independents. caller: hello, susan. with everybody out of work, where is the money going to come from? host: what do you think of the idea in general, if economic times were a little bit better? caller: i do not care how good economic times are. i think higher taxes are always a bad idea. taxes only go one direction, up one. as you have a tax, they never go down. one -- to have a tax, they never go down. you cannot get a head. the people who have jobs, eve
invest in america savings bonds. this will probably eliminate all our taxes completely if we go into this type of system. i am retired, but i lost my job on march 25. i have been to medical problems and workers' compensation, where they literally defrauded you. started my own business. host: how is that going for you? caller: cannot get a loan. i want to do custom cars and custom fits. the problem is getting money. the bottom line, u.s. bonds that invest in america, and have them mature every...
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so the businesses with 500 or fewer employees in america hire 80% of the jobs in america. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america, as we say, smaller businesses, but we can hire and expand and hire new workers. that is true. it can create conditions which allow the small businesses to prosper and hire a lot of people. the president is right in this. the conditions can be created. well, what are those conditions? well, let's take a look at it. does it mean $2 trillion in tax increases over 10 years? no, it sure doesn't. what happens when the government takes a whole lot of tax money out of the economy? it's taking it out of the pockets of the people who own the small businesses. guess what tax category the people who are running those small businesses, guess what tax category they're in? they're in the exact bracket that president obama said he wants to tax. people making over $250,000. oh, people say my goodness, if somebody is making $250,000 they ought to pay a little bit more taxes. fine. keep taxing them. what happens? if you keep ta
so the businesses with 500 or fewer employees in america hire 80% of the jobs in america. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america, as we say, smaller businesses, but we can hire and expand and hire new workers. that is true. it can create conditions which allow the small businesses to prosper and hire a lot of people. the president is right in this. the conditions can be created. well, what are those conditions? well, let's take a look at it. does it mean $2...
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the average refund in america went to a record $3,000. thanks to the tax cuts passed by this congress, rereturned more money to taxpayers than ever before. the recovery act we passed last year was enacted to stabilize the economy. it created 25 separate tax cuts now benefiting 95% of all americans. while they haven't received the same level of attention as the jobs and infrastructure we worked on in that bill, the tax cuts actually make up the largest component of that act. more than 240,000 families in my district, the 11th district of virginia, benefited from making work pay tax cuts that provided $4 lund to individuals and $800 to every family. the act also included a tax credit of $250 for social security recipients providing some relief to 79,000 seniors in my district. and to 1.3 million virginia seniors throughout the commonwealth. we provided 26 million millions from being subjected to the a.m.t. tax. we expanded the child tax credits of families over 16 million children. in total the recovery act was a $288 billion tax cut bill.
the average refund in america went to a record $3,000. thanks to the tax cuts passed by this congress, rereturned more money to taxpayers than ever before. the recovery act we passed last year was enacted to stabilize the economy. it created 25 separate tax cuts now benefiting 95% of all americans. while they haven't received the same level of attention as the jobs and infrastructure we worked on in that bill, the tax cuts actually make up the largest component of that act. more than 240,000...
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i was the national co-chair for obama for america. when the president asked me to lead the party, you know, i wrestled with, hmm, the party has been -- for six of the eight years for both the houses of congress being a republican. so we were kind of the loyal opposition. but we're no longer the loyal opposition. we have the white house, we have both houses. we've got a majority of governorships which means we're now the governing party, the american people took the keys, put them in our hands, said we don't like the other guys are running things. we want you to run them. we tried to build the d.n.c. it is to take this historic election and to convert it into a transformative presidency. that's what america needs. that's what the world needs. and the better the president does the better it is for democrats everywhere. and so we're working not just with democrats but with independents, politically unaffiliated, disillusions republicans who want to see the change agenda that the president campaigned on made real. it's been a very excitin
i was the national co-chair for obama for america. when the president asked me to lead the party, you know, i wrestled with, hmm, the party has been -- for six of the eight years for both the houses of congress being a republican. so we were kind of the loyal opposition. but we're no longer the loyal opposition. we have the white house, we have both houses. we've got a majority of governorships which means we're now the governing party, the american people took the keys, put them in our hands,...
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the keep the lights on in america. [cheers and applause] but for the families, that means waiting each day, every day, for the sound of your loved ones footsteps on the front porch. it means waiting anxiously to hear that they have returned safely of, every day. and the 29 families who when they never heard the footsteps knew what that terrible silence meant. it is almost too much to bear. so we ask why, why does this happen yet again? as the governor said, we will find out, we will learn exactly what happened, we will get answers, and we will meet the requirements of those answers, and we will do it for you, the miners of west virginia and america. [applause] all of west virginia is in pain. and not without some anger. [applause] but we will find a car solace and bind together as a community -- we will find our solace and bind together as a community, because that is what we in west virginia duke. we will find a way to go one by finding strength in each other. god bless you. >> west virginians know all too well how ha
the keep the lights on in america. [cheers and applause] but for the families, that means waiting each day, every day, for the sound of your loved ones footsteps on the front porch. it means waiting anxiously to hear that they have returned safely of, every day. and the 29 families who when they never heard the footsteps knew what that terrible silence meant. it is almost too much to bear. so we ask why, why does this happen yet again? as the governor said, we will find out, we will learn...
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and working america went door- to-door to get white people to talk about race. i think it is amazing what you did. now you're just going to sit back and take it? no. then even the ridicule of the health plan was a little bit servile. after not really challenging him around single payer or the fallback position of the public option, saying, ok, now we will come to the rescue of this piece of crap legislation. you said it, do not feel so bad saying it. so i think you have any kind of self-definition of progressive or labor movement, sometimes we're going to have to cut the man at loose. right? >> and i think we may be willing to do it at some time. except i am not sure this is the time. and i am not sure that the reason why we have -- >> i will do it first. [laughter] >> the reason why we got into the pickle about all of those things is not about barack obama. i think it is about what we can organize out there and what we cannot, and we did not. some of the barack obama is not what i like him to be as a president. on the other hand, i think there's more willingnes
and working america went door- to-door to get white people to talk about race. i think it is amazing what you did. now you're just going to sit back and take it? no. then even the ridicule of the health plan was a little bit servile. after not really challenging him around single payer or the fallback position of the public option, saying, ok, now we will come to the rescue of this piece of crap legislation. you said it, do not feel so bad saying it. so i think you have any kind of...
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this is america, we do not torture people! host: when it comes to favorability ratings for republicans and democrats, you know that they are at record lows. there was a spike around 2008 for the democratic party, while republicans were at about 43%. what is going on with republican here in the trend line? guest: in the last couple of years, there favorability rating has been about 40%. some of this opposition to the healthcare bill may have helped them in little bit. democrats, on the other hand, have been in decline since obama took office. now both parties are viewed about the same. now it is slightly less than 40% saying they have a favorable view of both parties. host: do you think that that is due to what is happening in congress? is this related to the healthcare bill? guest: some of it is. some of it is probably related to the economy. the economy is the top issue and this long effort to do health care struck some as being the wrong priority. host: dinwiddie, virginia. bob. caller: i had a major heart surgery and became
this is america, we do not torture people! host: when it comes to favorability ratings for republicans and democrats, you know that they are at record lows. there was a spike around 2008 for the democratic party, while republicans were at about 43%. what is going on with republican here in the trend line? guest: in the last couple of years, there favorability rating has been about 40%. some of this opposition to the healthcare bill may have helped them in little bit. democrats, on the other...
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if you are in america, you are what makes up america. >> the house has battled back in for a series of votes. we go live to the floor. bill? bill? members will record their vote this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house be entertaining one-minutes. as soon as we can get some order. . the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> madam speaker, address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> last friday, arizona state governor january brewer signed into law the state bill 1070 which would require police officers to determine suspicion persons' immigration status and president obama referred to this law as misguided. forcing immigration duties on to local law enforcement officers is not the right way to fix the broken immigration system. it violates the presumption of innocence granted to everyone by the constitution of
if you are in america, you are what makes up america. >> the house has battled back in for a series of votes. we go live to the floor. bill? bill? members will record their vote this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house be entertaining one-minutes. as soon as we can get some order. . the speaker pro tempore: the house...
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it's not free to live in america. if you have the income to help bay the -- pay the dues to pay the cost of this society, you should help. it's not a punishment. some of our republican caucus friends will say it's a punishment, taxes are evil or they're bad or something like that. they shouldn't be higher than they're supposed to be but they ought to be high enough to pay for the government so we don't have massive deficits. yet they have created massive deficits democrats are trying to dig us out of right now. as i begin to wind down, signaling to my republican caucus folks, if they're going to take the rest of the time, it might be a good time to think about getting up, the fact is, under democratic leadership, we passed a bill that would promote hiring incentives. we promote health care legislation that would promote health care in small businesses to get tax credit in order to cover americans to offer them health care. we have offered tax cuts to 95% of americans. democrats believe in middle class tax cuts that ar
it's not free to live in america. if you have the income to help bay the -- pay the dues to pay the cost of this society, you should help. it's not a punishment. some of our republican caucus friends will say it's a punishment, taxes are evil or they're bad or something like that. they shouldn't be higher than they're supposed to be but they ought to be high enough to pay for the government so we don't have massive deficits. yet they have created massive deficits democrats are trying to dig us...
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every credit transaction in america. presumably that means that if you're in a small, rural area, you used to go in and pick up grocery items and buy some gas, they'd put it on your tab and you'd come pay that at a later day. someone mentioned if you go into a furniture store and they have a special on ma dresses -- mattresses, so you can buy the mattress and come pay for it 30 days later, nothing down, that's a credit transaction the federal government would look in on and have to approve. it would give them the ability to look in on your credit card, mr. speaker. not necessarily take it out of your pocket but electronically look in on those credit records that would give the federal government the authority to examine everybody's transactions. credit card transactions, debit card transactions, presumably if you have credit involved with your bank accounts to look at those loans in the bank accounts, maybe tech knick -- technically not your checking account because yost at credit account but the federal government going
every credit transaction in america. presumably that means that if you're in a small, rural area, you used to go in and pick up grocery items and buy some gas, they'd put it on your tab and you'd come pay that at a later day. someone mentioned if you go into a furniture store and they have a special on ma dresses -- mattresses, so you can buy the mattress and come pay for it 30 days later, nothing down, that's a credit transaction the federal government would look in on and have to approve. it...
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>> if anyone thinks we can draft legislation that will protect america and the world from ever again facing an economic crisis -- first of all, this goes beyond our borders. look at countries like greece. some of you may recall a few years ago that there was a market in shanghai that declined by 12 points in one night. within 24 hours, that had an effect on every other markets around the world. this is a global economy, so the idea that we're not going to have another economic crisis -- we will. having an implicit guarantee that you get a bailout, that is what the present situation is. if you're too big, we have to kill you out. our legislation says, no, that is over with forever. those words are gone. never again will you be bailed out. if you can unwind in a way that does not have an effect on other solvent institutions is something that has a lot of work in place. managers must be fired. shareholders lose. creditors lose. all of those things occur under our bill. >> some say you are unfairly controlling american institutions but cannot regulate what goes on beyond the borders. >>
>> if anyone thinks we can draft legislation that will protect america and the world from ever again facing an economic crisis -- first of all, this goes beyond our borders. look at countries like greece. some of you may recall a few years ago that there was a market in shanghai that declined by 12 points in one night. within 24 hours, that had an effect on every other markets around the world. this is a global economy, so the idea that we're not going to have another economic crisis --...
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it would help begin to solve america's fiscal problem. i would take very drastic measures to get america's revenues and spending back into alignment hurt if you look ahead at america's ability to sustain its pre-eminence in the world, the canary in the coal mine, the first line of defense is the dollars reserve currency status. as america loses that, other things could go quickly, as well. the third thing i would do, politically impossible at this time, to deal with carbon. i would simply have a carbon tax. i would subsidize those on low income by cutting their social security payments. the tax would be revenue neutral. it would skew behavior towards very different kinds of behavior and drastically incentivize companies to invest in new horizon energies, which i think will be the source of a lot of secure manufacturing jobs in the future. at the end of the day, i would be-executes -- i would be test exede-execute it. caller: so many questions i would love to ask you. i have one about commercial real estate. is there a bubble that has it b
it would help begin to solve america's fiscal problem. i would take very drastic measures to get america's revenues and spending back into alignment hurt if you look ahead at america's ability to sustain its pre-eminence in the world, the canary in the coal mine, the first line of defense is the dollars reserve currency status. as america loses that, other things could go quickly, as well. the third thing i would do, politically impossible at this time, to deal with carbon. i would simply have...
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we are hurting here in america. we are so far in debt, i don't know if we will ever get out of debt, some $12 trillion that they amassed over the last 30 years. host: what do you do? caller: retired. host: from? caller: i used to be a carpenter and i used to work with real -- wheelchair sports. host: stephanie, democrat. california. caller: i just want to talk about the hypocrisy of the republican party. the space program is basically a social program per se. it is government funded. the rich don't want to pay the taxes so they are out tea party and then we have to donate money. people lucy -- losing house, losing jobs, working part time, we cannot afford the space program and i have one other thing to add. if you can't answer any questions that you should not be able to ask any questions. thank you, and have a nice day. host: cape coral, florida. jerry, republican. caller: i would like to say as republicans we are really losing our way. the last eight years we turned around and had all of this deregulations from th
we are hurting here in america. we are so far in debt, i don't know if we will ever get out of debt, some $12 trillion that they amassed over the last 30 years. host: what do you do? caller: retired. host: from? caller: i used to be a carpenter and i used to work with real -- wheelchair sports. host: stephanie, democrat. california. caller: i just want to talk about the hypocrisy of the republican party. the space program is basically a social program per se. it is government funded. the rich...
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america is at a crossroads, mr. speaker, and this difficult economy and why the american people spoke out very loudly that they did not want a government takeover -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mrs. miller: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker. congressional republicans threat to take us back to the failed policies that created the economic crisis. siding with special interests, wall street banks, credit card companies, big oil and insurance companies. these bush economic and fiscal policies created the worst financial crisis since the great depression with job losses of nearly 800,000 a month. and nearly doubled our national debt. democrats in congress are working to create american jobs and a strong new foundation for our economy, protecting main street and the middle class. not siding with th
america is at a crossroads, mr. speaker, and this difficult economy and why the american people spoke out very loudly that they did not want a government takeover -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mrs. miller: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker. congressional...
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that is the duty of america, you can take an active role to improve things. the general sentiment, we will start to see that improve as well with the economy. we have had equity markets already improved significantly. and that helps. as the real-estate market improves, that will help. businesses are booking quite strong in the u.s. they have cash on hand and they will put that into play once they have a good sense of what the future it looks like. host: making the connection back to legislation. there is a point in the survey that i wanted you to speak about. you write -- anything else you want to add? guest: we asked our panel around two questions about jobs. if the stimulus in february had any impact, 73% said it had no material impact on their firm. so not about the broader economy, but their specific firm. then we asked about the jobs bill and whether or not and would impact them. about two-thirds said that it would not. 30% said that it would impact, at least moderately, and limit at their firms. some of these things are slow- moving. some do not hit eve
that is the duty of america, you can take an active role to improve things. the general sentiment, we will start to see that improve as well with the economy. we have had equity markets already improved significantly. and that helps. as the real-estate market improves, that will help. businesses are booking quite strong in the u.s. they have cash on hand and they will put that into play once they have a good sense of what the future it looks like. host: making the connection back to...
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miners are the basis for america's future. and it's true that miners work in a very dangerous profession, but there is absolutely no excuse for a tragedy like this one. we don't know yet the cause of this explosion, but the investigations have begun. we do know, however, that massey engineering, the mine owner, was -- had 450 safety regulations in 2009 for the upper big branch mine. massey said -- kept msha that could have led to a shutdown of the mine and it could have increased scrutiny of this owner. and possibly preventing these disasters. these appeals filed by the companies like massey have created a tremendous backlog at the review commission. a backlog that has increased from 1,500 cases in the year 2005 to 16,000 cases today. the review commission does not have the resource to resolve a backlog of this size in a timely fashion so we as members of congress must immediately provide the background and the legal authority for more funds to hire more administrative law judges so that we can expedite the appeals process. in
miners are the basis for america's future. and it's true that miners work in a very dangerous profession, but there is absolutely no excuse for a tragedy like this one. we don't know yet the cause of this explosion, but the investigations have begun. we do know, however, that massey engineering, the mine owner, was -- had 450 safety regulations in 2009 for the upper big branch mine. massey said -- kept msha that could have led to a shutdown of the mine and it could have increased scrutiny of...
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and freedom out of america. as long as we safeguard those two founding principles, america will be on a steady course towards the beauty that we believe she possesses. so it's with that we celebrate this moment. we're enthused about what's before us. it's just nothing but in evidence that the d.n.a. of america is truly liberty and freedom. so thank you for an opportunity to make that statement. [applause] and now it gives me great pleasure to introduce the co-chair of tea party express. phenomenal orator as well as an author, mark williams. [applause] >> we came down from boston yesterday. we're more than 10,000 people joined us on boston common to celebrate america. and -- [applause] as a native bostonian i want to welcome my hometown back to the united states of america. joining me at the podium is our director of grassroots and outreach, also one of the co-founders of the national tea patriot movement, ms. amy kremer. >> good morning. >> we have been busy over the last couple of years, actually, laying the gr
and freedom out of america. as long as we safeguard those two founding principles, america will be on a steady course towards the beauty that we believe she possesses. so it's with that we celebrate this moment. we're enthused about what's before us. it's just nothing but in evidence that the d.n.a. of america is truly liberty and freedom. so thank you for an opportunity to make that statement. [applause] and now it gives me great pleasure to introduce the co-chair of tea party express....
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america started this. america is the only country who has used a nuclear bomb. now america is like a dog walking its tail. they don't want anyone else to use them. people realize that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. where will they put that nuclear waste? host: first of all, do you agree with his theory that american began it? guest: well, president obama talks about the special responsibility the united states has as the first country to have built nuclear weapons -- we invented them. we're the only country to have used them so far. but the arms race was clearly competition between two countries. there were repeated efforts by one side or the other to control over the 1960's and 1970's. they both fell. it was only when richard nixon and henry kissinger started to negotiate a we started to cap the arms race. you began to see american leadership with the partnership of the then-soviet union, now russia -- whoever it began this is less important than who will finish it. america has a special leadership role in the world. we are the most important c
america started this. america is the only country who has used a nuclear bomb. now america is like a dog walking its tail. they don't want anyone else to use them. people realize that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. where will they put that nuclear waste? host: first of all, do you agree with his theory that american began it? guest: well, president obama talks about the special responsibility the united states has as the first country to have built nuclear weapons -- we...
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, because it's towns like this that gives america its heartbeat. towns like this where working men and women build the american dream with their bear hands. [applause] -- bare hands. farmers who get up before dawn, shop keepers who hang the sign every morning, entrepreneurs turn that idea into a reality. and that's a dream shared by every american. a chance to make a good living, to raise a healthy and secure family and leave our children with even more opportunity than we had. but, look, the fact is, we have gone through a tough time. and i know we have gone through a tough time here in ottumwa. even though our economy is growing again. even though our markets have rebounded. our businesses are being able to create jobs. but everybody knows there is a lot of recovery that we still have to do. and i hear the stories in the letters i get every night. some of you know, i take 10 letters out of the 40,000 or so we get and i read them every night. and recently i received a letter from a young woman in a town that's smaller than ottumwa and she said, ou
, because it's towns like this that gives america its heartbeat. towns like this where working men and women build the american dream with their bear hands. [applause] -- bare hands. farmers who get up before dawn, shop keepers who hang the sign every morning, entrepreneurs turn that idea into a reality. and that's a dream shared by every american. a chance to make a good living, to raise a healthy and secure family and leave our children with even more opportunity than we had. but, look, the...
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activities in south america. and even more concerning, venezuela is helping iran circumvent the security council's economic sanctions and is also suspected of providing tehran with uranium. finally, a smaller arab state in the gulf witness the rise in iranian power, a power that will be confirmed once it reaches the nuclear threshold, they, too, will follow this path and attempt to forge an alliance with this new regional superpower. for this reason, mr. speaker, it is crucial that congress move swiftly with the administration towards curtailing iran's nuclear ambitions. decades of inaction have allowed iran's influence to sweep across the globe. we cannot allow iran to move further as its influence creeps through our own hemisphere. back in the 1930's, as the power of nazi germany grew, people like winston churchill sounded the alarm, but all too often that alarm was ignored. the alarm is being sounded here in this chamber and it's being sounded across the world. we must act to stop the insidious influence of ir
activities in south america. and even more concerning, venezuela is helping iran circumvent the security council's economic sanctions and is also suspected of providing tehran with uranium. finally, a smaller arab state in the gulf witness the rise in iranian power, a power that will be confirmed once it reaches the nuclear threshold, they, too, will follow this path and attempt to forge an alliance with this new regional superpower. for this reason, mr. speaker, it is crucial that congress...
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host: yeah, something about drugs in south america. is there a particular watch dog operation that looks for what diplomats may or may not be carrying when they come into the country or when they leave the country? guest: wrbling there's been a long negotiation in trying to include some kind of a convention on diplomatic couch. because it's even been alleged that a foreign country was smuggling, kidnapping a person in a diplomatic couch, and cold war, they caught a defector, wanted to ship him back, put him in a trunk and take him back out of dodge. and that would obviously be a terrible abuse of human rights. but the attempt to actually nail down the standards of diplomatic consciousness has not been in detail, has not been as successful. on narcotics, very much as much as. we have from time to time indicted prime ministers for narcotics trafficking. there was even concern in haiti recently that -- i'm not an expert -- that under aristide, there was much too much influence in haiti before preval took over. so the possibility of abuse
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as champions of america's families. each and every day our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines earn the respect of a grateful nation. as long as they continue the battle abroad, we must do everything in our power to support them here at home. i'd like to thank all of the members of congress on both sides of the aisle who worked so hard to strengthen the bill and to bring it to the floor today. again i want to commend chairman bob filner, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, chairman mike michaud, health subcommittee on veterans' affairs, and chairwoman stephanie herseth sandlin, subcommittee on economic opportunity committee on veterans' affairs. i also want to recognize the hard work and commitment to those who have worn our nation's uniform by three key freshmen members of congress, congressman tom perriello, kongwoman halvorson, congressman harry teague. both houses this has been a bipartisan effort and i commend ranking member buyer for his leadership. i know that everything there is an endless list of w
as champions of america's families. each and every day our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines earn the respect of a grateful nation. as long as they continue the battle abroad, we must do everything in our power to support them here at home. i'd like to thank all of the members of congress on both sides of the aisle who worked so hard to strengthen the bill and to bring it to the floor today. again i want to commend chairman bob filner, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, chairman...
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it is the front lawn of america. it is the place where millions and millions of visitors come, not only from our country, but from around the world. it should be a center of pride for the country. if you have looked at the grass out there, the open walkaways are pretty hammered, frankly. so we have been combing through a process over the past several years, just completing the public comment period, and we are looking not at changing the form of the mall, but that its designed to handle the literally thousands of activities. it is also by the wa, by the wat amendment site. that is important and we need to accommodate that, but the mall was never really designed for that. remember, this is a bill that was put on top of a swamp. it is not very resilient. it is going to take a significant investment for us to basically rebuild the mall in a way that can withstand these uses. we are not intend on taking people off of the mall. we want them to be there, but we need to make it more resilienct. host: a costly endeavor? gues
it is the front lawn of america. it is the place where millions and millions of visitors come, not only from our country, but from around the world. it should be a center of pride for the country. if you have looked at the grass out there, the open walkaways are pretty hammered, frankly. so we have been combing through a process over the past several years, just completing the public comment period, and we are looking not at changing the form of the mall, but that its designed to handle the...
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this is america. where prosperity and helping your fell man should mean more than just paying your neighbor's taxes. it's about fairness and freedom. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from west virginia rise? mrs. capito: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to extend my deepest sympathies to the 29 victims of the upper big branch mine explosion, their families, loved ones, and their community. last monday's tragedy occurred in montcoal, west virginia, and the worst mine disaster in over 40 years. it has been gut wrenching for our entire state. in the wake of this horrific tragedy, those citizens of west virginia, including our outstanding emergency and rescue workers, and our governor, pulled together to support the communities and families devastated by this explosion. as we grieve this loss of life, we must also honor the
this is america. where prosperity and helping your fell man should mean more than just paying your neighbor's taxes. it's about fairness and freedom. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from west virginia rise? mrs. capito: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to extend my deepest sympathies to the 29 victims of the...
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c-span, hey, america. thank you for taking my call. i just wanted to say that corporate media is not the way to get information. host: what do you say is not the way to get information? caller: corporate media. host: go ahead, eric. caller: i am saying corporate media is not the way to get information to american people. iran is not a threat to the u.s. iran is not a threat to the u.s. all i wanted to say. we have been talked about iran for 10 years now. they are not a threat. we have two big oceans. host: dead in pennsylvania on our independent's line. -- ed in pennsylvania. caller: before i make the comments i wanted something about the guests on c-span. i wish you would have two guests have opposing views sitting across from one another so one can kind of correct the other one. host: we do from time to time. caller: pataki was making so many misstatements and you as a host cannot correct anything. when someone calls in and tries to make a hit the nail on the head, used with a guest will make a comment or two, not make a threat to, a
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miners are the basis for america's future. and it's true that miners work in a very dangerous profession, but there is absolutely no excuse for a tragedy like this one. we don't know yet the cause of this explosion, but the investigations have begun. we do know, however, that massey engineering, the mine owner, was -- had 450 safety regulations in 2009 for the upper big branch mine. massey said -- kept msha that could have led to a shutdown of the mine and it could have increased scrutiny of this owner. and possibly preventing these disasters. these appeals filed by the companies like massey have created a tremendous backlog at the review commission. a backlog that has increased from 1,500 cases in the year 2005 to 16,000 cases today. the review commission does not have the resource to resolve a backlog of this size in a timely fashion so we as members of congress must immediately provide the background and the legal authority for more funds to hire more administrative law judges so that we can expedite the appeals process. in
miners are the basis for america's future. and it's true that miners work in a very dangerous profession, but there is absolutely no excuse for a tragedy like this one. we don't know yet the cause of this explosion, but the investigations have begun. we do know, however, that massey engineering, the mine owner, was -- had 450 safety regulations in 2009 for the upper big branch mine. massey said -- kept msha that could have led to a shutdown of the mine and it could have increased scrutiny of...
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i have to wonder, america, -- mr. speaker, hearing democrats talking about cutting taxes more than any other congress in history. let me see if we can do this. they passed a budget with record taxes and spending, led $1 trillion to the national debt in the next years, they passed a national energy tax called cap and trade that will cause utility rates go up on small businesses, family farms and businesses across this country by hundreds of billions of dollars and we just passed obamacare with $600 billion of tax increases. they're standing in front of the american people on the day before tax day, on the day before tens of millions of americans that will take the street and say enough is enough and expect you to believe that they've been cutting taxes. well, i think the american people know better. i think the american people know what we really need here in washington, d.c., is less talk and more action. let's cut taxes for small businesses and family farms, get government under control, get government out of the way
i have to wonder, america, -- mr. speaker, hearing democrats talking about cutting taxes more than any other congress in history. let me see if we can do this. they passed a budget with record taxes and spending, led $1 trillion to the national debt in the next years, they passed a national energy tax called cap and trade that will cause utility rates go up on small businesses, family farms and businesses across this country by hundreds of billions of dollars and we just passed obamacare with...
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what is important for the country is we know we have a viral hepatitis issue in america and globally and we know more americans have chronic viral hepatit hepatitis, there is more of an incidence of that than hiv/aids and the disease is 100 times more infectious than h.i.v. i'mç grateful for the presiden for requesting the increase in the 2011 appropriation budget. i'm glad that assistant secretary had begun two major inter agen interagency task forces on that issue and wore very appreciative of that activity.çç and i'm also aware there is about $500 million for prevention and wellness funds made available through this bill. but there is nothing that says how it will be spent. is there -- do you have any idea how your department will look at that and how it will be spent? >> congressman, i think that we are still seeking guidance from membersçç in the house and se about that 2010 appropriation for the prevention funds. we did invest both our 2010 and we have a spend plan for the 2011 -- i 19the 2009 and -- i mean the 2009 and 2010 prevention funds as part of the recovery ac
what is important for the country is we know we have a viral hepatitis issue in america and globally and we know more americans have chronic viral hepatit hepatitis, there is more of an incidence of that than hiv/aids and the disease is 100 times more infectious than h.i.v. i'mç grateful for the presiden for requesting the increase in the 2011 appropriation budget. i'm glad that assistant secretary had begun two major inter agen interagency task forces on that issue and wore very appreciative...
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that is my commitment to the workers of america. that is what i'm working on with the support of my subcommittee on education and labor, the work force protection subcommittee, and our chairman, george miller. that is what we know must happen. so i urge my colleagues in closing to support h.res. 375, support the goals and ideals of workers' memorial day and thank congresswoman johnson and congressman braley and those that worked with her on this amazing resolution. it is so important. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 375, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- the chair recognizes the gentlewoman. ms. woolsey: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules -- the gentlelady from cal
that is my commitment to the workers of america. that is what i'm working on with the support of my subcommittee on education and labor, the work force protection subcommittee, and our chairman, george miller. that is what we know must happen. so i urge my colleagues in closing to support h.res. 375, support the goals and ideals of workers' memorial day and thank congresswoman johnson and congressman braley and those that worked with her on this amazing resolution. it is so important. with that...
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kissell: the -- strength of america is shown in many ways. the strength of our military and personnel and families that make up our service, but also shown in the streets of a strong economy and as many americans working as possible. this amendment would help ensure that as many americans as possible are working to make the clothing articles that our great service people use. i encourage my colleagues to vote yes on this amendment w that i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. andrews: mr. chairman, we urge a yes vote. yield back the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman also yields back. the question then is on the amendment from the gentleman from north carolina. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 15 printed in house report 111-467. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr.
kissell: the -- strength of america is shown in many ways. the strength of our military and personnel and families that make up our service, but also shown in the streets of a strong economy and as many americans working as possible. this amendment would help ensure that as many americans as possible are working to make the clothing articles that our great service people use. i encourage my colleagues to vote yes on this amendment w that i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the...
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well, you you elected the people that turned their backs and let corporate america run roughshod and demand those congressmen give them what they want. we ended up with the repeal of glass, and citigroup and bank of america, wachovia, too big to fail, and look who we got. we're the ones who elected people like bankee frank. why isn't he up there telling everybody what his porpse were enacted, the same ones that helped freddie mac and fannie mae go into this decline, by telling people they had to make loans to low-income people. host: i'm going stop you there. thanks for the call. others want to weigh in as well. we're asking about the financial crisis inquiry commission holding hearings this week in the rayburn house office building. among those testifying, robert rubin yesterday. earlier in the week, alan greenspan before the committee. >> didn't the federal reserve system fail to meet its responsibilities, fail to carry its mandate? >> i'm going to yield two minutes for the response for overtime. >> first of all, the flaw in the system was an inability to fully understand the state
well, you you elected the people that turned their backs and let corporate america run roughshod and demand those congressmen give them what they want. we ended up with the repeal of glass, and citigroup and bank of america, wachovia, too big to fail, and look who we got. we're the ones who elected people like bankee frank. why isn't he up there telling everybody what his porpse were enacted, the same ones that helped freddie mac and fannie mae go into this decline, by telling people they had...
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as the leader of the united christian youth movement of north america, she worked to desegregate the armed forces, prevent lynching, reform the criminal justice system and establish free access to public accusations -- accommodations. at a time when racial segregation was standard and resistance to integration was often very fierce, dr. height forever remained true to her convictions, even when it was not the comfortable thing to do. a life long advocate for peace, equality and justice, dr. height was especially committed to empowering women and girls. she stood toe to toe with the great male civil rights giants of our time. steadfast in her dedication to ensure that black women's needs were addressed. she was forever dedicated to helping women achieve full and equal employment, pay and education. dr. height was instrumental in establishing a multicultural wednesday in mississippi. this was a program to assist freedom schools and voter registration drives. she knew that the fight for racial justice and for women's equality go hands in hand. as -- hand in hand. dr. height led the ncnw
as the leader of the united christian youth movement of north america, she worked to desegregate the armed forces, prevent lynching, reform the criminal justice system and establish free access to public accusations -- accommodations. at a time when racial segregation was standard and resistance to integration was often very fierce, dr. height forever remained true to her convictions, even when it was not the comfortable thing to do. a life long advocate for peace, equality and justice, dr....